The International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth outlook, warning the economy could near recession if the Middle East conflict kee...

Japan's high-skilled visa program faces scrutiny as many foreign workers earn less than new graduates. These skilled professionals often en...

Japan's foreign workforce reached a record 2.57 million, fueling a debate on immigration ahead of elections. The rise in foreign workers, c...

Japan is set to overhaul its foreign labor system. A new program, Employment for Skill Development, will replace the existing Technical Int...

India is actively working to export its large workforce to nations experiencing worker shortages. This initiative aims to connect young Ind...

India is actively promoting labor mobility, aiming to export millions of its able-bodied workers to countries facing labor shortages. New l...

India and Japan have finalized a human resource action plan to facilitate the exchange of 500,000 individuals over five years. This initiat...

Japan is commemorating workers who died at the Sado Island Gold Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site with a controversial past. Hundreds of ...

Tokyo City Hall is introducing "Tokyo Futari Story" to combat loneliness and declining marriage rates in Japan. This initiative includes a ...

The Japanese government has expanded the skilled worker visa program to address labor shortages by admitting up to 820,000 foreigners in va...

The trend of around 5 million people expanding the US working age population every five years since 1950 has shifted, starting in the perio...

When manufacturers can’t make enough glass bottles and aluminum cans, it trickles down to people’s ability to buy things like soda and beer.

The Recruit Japan CEO says most job seekers can’t write résumés or don’t have the skills.

"Businesses are trying to cope with the (labor) shortage in different ways but we aren't seeing industry-wide wage pressures," said Daniel ...

Japan’s population peaked in 2008 and the number of workers is expected to decline to 56 million in 2030 from 64 million in 2014.

Industrialised nations must convince older workers to stay on the job beyond retirement age or face a skills shortage and higher labour cos...

Japan’s labour force is projected to contract 7% between now and 2015 due to its ageing population, a new International Labor Organization ...